Monthly Archives: September 2013

Breakfast with some of the gang!!  What could be better!  We are having a wonderful time in a drop dead gorgeous park!  In spite of all the wonderful photographic opportunities, it’s the fellowship that glows the brightest!  The shooting hasn’t been too shabby either!  Enjoy!!

 

We truly wish you were here with us!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Photo Note:  All images Fuji X-E1, Fujinon lenses.

Sunrise, Lake McDonald.  Fuji X-E1, 18-55 lens.  F 8 @ 1/20th, ISO 400

 

Well, finally, today is the day.  Our friends and team are arriving from all over America and meeting in Saint Mary tonight!  I love to tease Jim, that it takes him three hours to drive a ten minute route, with needing to stop every ten feet to make a photo!!!  I love his enthusiasm about territory undiscovered so I figured since the team arrives today at around 1:00 p.m. and it is a 2.5 hour drive to Saint Mary, I should give them about 7 hours to make it!!  The drive up Going To The Sun Highway is not your average drive!

 

Time Olive, Photography specialist for In Touch Ministries, and I drove to every single location yesterday to check out the conditions, and mark the GPS spots.  I can’t wait to share this great park with our guests!  Here are a few images I made while “working” yesterday.  God is Good!!!

 

Colored Rocks around McDonald River.  Fuji X-E1 with the 60mm Micro.  F8 @ 1/9th second ISO 400.

 

McDonald Falls, shot with the Nikon D800 and the 28-300 Nikkor zoom.   F 29 @ 2 seconds. ISO 100

 

Log in Stream, McDonald River,  Fuji X-E1 with 18-55 zoom,  F 22 @ 1 Second, ISO 400.

 

Erosion patterns in rocks along McDonald River, Nikon D800, 28-300 Nikkor lens.  F 22 @ 1/4 second, ISO 200.

 

Pine Needles turning.  Nikon D800, 28-300.  F 11 @ 1/60th at ISO 1600

 

Lower McDonald Falls.  Nikon D800.  28-300 Nikkor zoom, f 32 @ 10 seconds, ISO 100

 

Much more to come!!!!!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

All day on planes, and then Charles, Brad, Phillip, Tim and I started our scouting.  Was a beautiful day, just too sunny for photography, but we got to Avalanche Creek late in the day and the falls was in the shade.  The best shot was from above the falls up the trail, nice climb but worth it!!!  Great day visiting with Charles and the guys, I will be out at O:Dark thirty tomorrow to try a sunrise at Lake McDonald and then continue scouting.  Can’t wait for my team to arrive Saturday!

 

What a blessing to do this for a living!  More tomorrow after a few hours sleep!!!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Photo Note:  Fuji X-E1, 18-55!

I was sitting in my office reviewing some old files when I came upon this image.  Now before I start , you may not think this photograph is very exciting!  That’s o.k., I do!  And that is my whole point, photography is about what each of us finds visually exciting.  I love to walk around and just see what kinds of reactions I have to the visual stimuli around us.  Getting ready to fly out to Kalispel for the workshop makes me all the more excited about the assault that is coming on my senses!

 

I’m also excited about having an entire week with Charles, Jim, Snake, Chuck and our great group!  Photography is both a visual and social thing for me, I really enjoy shooting in the field with other photographers!  I’m going to be traveling Wednesday and Thursday, but hope to post by Thursday night, I will be glad to have you come along via the blog!

 

One equipment note, I really have wanted a fast portrait lens for the X-E1, but sadly, so far neither Zeiss or Fuji has made an 85 to 90 range, fast single focal length lens.  I purchased a Nikon 85mm f2 manual focus AI-S lens yesterday from KEH in  Atlanta,  I’m hoping it will fill the gap until that dream lens comes from someone!  I’ll also fill you in on how that works out!

 

Thanks for joining me here, and sharing in the joy of photography, and faith with me each day!!!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Photo Note: Fuji X10